Unexpected Support

Just recently we were in King Chef—a “not too bad” Chinese restaurant across the street from World Headquarters—when we struck up a conversation with an African-American man in his 60’s. He first commented on Mark’s small computer, and then on how hard it was to stay up with technology. We talked briefly and then started to eat. He apologized for interrupting and asked us if we were Jewish (not sure why—you get to guess!). In explaining that we were not, we told him a bit about our plans to go to Kenya as missionaries. We discovered then that he is the founder and senior pastor of a 1000+ member Pentecostal church just outside of Kansas City. As we were preparing to go, he said he wanted to contribute to our ministry. We said we’d appreciate his prayers and any advice, but he insisted on writing us a check. When we got back to Headquarters we discovered this black pastor had contributed $200 to our deputation fund! We love the idea that there are common hopes in the Kingdom that are larger than our denominational or ethnic differences!